Theatre of Howard Barker
In this second, fully revised edition of his acclaimed study of Barker''s work, Charles Lamb sets out to make emotional sense of the characters and their interactions.
This is a detailed exploration of the ''scene of seduction'' - the challenge, the secret, the abject and the catastrophic, processes which dominate Barker''s work. For Lamb, the power of Barker''s plays is to be found in the exposure...
In this second, fully revised edition of his acclaimed study of Barker''s work, Charles Lamb sets out to make emotional sense of the characters and their interactions.
This is a detailed exploration of the ''scene of seduction'' - the challenge, the secret, the abject and the catastrophic, processes which dominate Barker''s work. For Lamb, the power of Barker''s plays is to be found in the exposure...